A number of the BELMAS Research Interest Groups will be hosting sessions at the 2026 BELMAS Conference in July and welcome you to join them. Please note, some of these will be hosted both in person and online. See below for details.
The RIG sessions are as follows:
➡ Room: Princes Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 12-1pm (UK)
We invite you to the conference session from the LPD RIG when we will hear from Dr Tegwen Ellis, Former Chief Executive of the National Academy for Educational Leadership, Wales, on the Leadership, Preparation and Development of Welsh school leaders, and from Dr Paul Armstrong, Editor-In-Chief of BELMAS Journal, Management in Education.
➡ Room: Snowdon Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 12-1pm (UK)
The Social Theory in the Field of ELMA RIG is delighted to invite you to its launch, introducing the RIG’s aims, speakers, and the agenda for the following year’s events. We will hear from the RIG’s Co-Convenors who will discuss their interests in Social Theory and its role in their research, and invite attendees to participate in RIG activities.
➡ Room: Pembroke Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 12-1pm (UK)
Come along to the Leadership in Early Years Education (LEYE) RIG event at the 2026 BELMAS Conference. This hybrid in-person and online session offers an opportunity for LEYE RIG members and those who are interested in the RIG and its activities to get together, network and plan activities for the forthcoming year.
➡ Room: Raglan Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 12-1pm (UK)
Join the Leadership for Sustainability RIG for Beyond ‘Green’: Leadership for Sustainability as Full Spectrum School Improvement’, when we will explore how systems thinking around sustainability can lead to a wide range of school improvement outcomes, integrating academic, social, health and moral priorities.
➡ Room: Duchess Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 12-1pm (UK)
You’re invited to ‘Emergent Research in Progress’ from the Emergent Researcher RIG. This open session provides an opportunity for research students and Early Career Researchers to share their work in progress, ideas and experiences so far.
➡ Room: Snowdon Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 5.15-6.15pm (UK)
The Critical Education Policy and Leadership Studies (CEPaLS) RIG welcomes you to ‘Workshopping Praxis in Education Leadership and Policy’, which will be facilitated by the RIG’s Co-Convenors, Steven Courtney and Deniz Orucu.
➡ Room: Raglan Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 5.15-6.15pm (UK)
Join us for the Governance and Governing RIG session at the 2026 BELMAS Conference, hosted by Co-Convenors, Andy Allen and Lizana Oberholzer.
➡ Room: Duchess Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 5.15-6.15pm (UK)
The Gender and Educational Leadership RIG welcomes you to its session at the 2026 BELMAS Conference in Cardiff, Wales, when we will be launching a new book edited by two of the RIG Co-Convenors – Pontso Moorosi and Victoria Showunmi.
➡ Room: Wedgewood Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 5.15pm-6.15pm (UK)
Join the Inclusion Leadership RIG for ‘Reimagining Inclusive Leadership: Global Insights for Policy and Practice: Preparation for our Contribution to the Myers Book Series’. This hybrid in-person and online session offers the opportunity to share ideas for the upcoming Myers Educational Publishing book series that will collate contributions from members of the Inclusion Leadership RIG.
➡ Room: Caephilly Suite
➡ Date: Friday 3rd July 2026
➡ Time: 5.15-6.15pm (UK)
The AI and Educational Leadership RIG invites you to a session at the 2026 BELMAS Conference. More details to come.
➡ Room: Snowdon Suite
➡ Date: Sunday 5th July 2026
➡ Time: 11.50-12.50pm (UK)
Join the International and Comparative Education RIG for its session at the 2026 BELMAS Conference. More details to come.
➡ Room: Pembroke Suite
➡ Date: Sunday 5th July 2026
➡ Time: 11.50-12.50pm (UK)
Join the Post-16 Education Leadership and Management RIG for a hybrid in-person and online ‘Book Proposal Development and Engagement Session’, during which the Co-Convenors will discuss an upcoming book series, including outline, format, timeline and other general requirements.
➡ Room: Raglan Suite
➡ Date: Sunday 5th July 2026
➡ Time: 11.50-12.50pm (UK)
The Race and Leadership RIG invites you to a workshop on its theme of the year, ‘Global Imperatives for Race and Leadership’, during which we will reimagine approaches to navigating challenges through freedom-dreaming-solutions that disrupt dominant leadership narratives, deviate deliberately from the colonial and centre knowledge creation beyond the mainstream.
